A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (unknown version). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-754. The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.6.1, macOS Ventura 13.6, OS 17.0.1 and iPadOS 17.0.1, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.

The weakness was presented 09/21/2023. The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-41993 since 09/06/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/15/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

It is declared as highly functional. This issue was added on 09/25/2023 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 10/16/2023:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-240160, VDB-240161, VDB-240162 and VDB-240163 for similar entries.

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